University Update

Friday 2 August 2013

News

University receives very positive QAA Institutional Review
We have received a very positive report from the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) following its review of our learning and teaching provision.

Volunteers needed for confirmation and clearing helpline
Message from Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Kevin Edge.

Government website hosts University research
Research by Geof Wood, Emeritus Professor of International Development, has been published on the Department of International Development website.

Department of Education research featured in House of Commons Report
Research from the University has been cited in the House of Commons Education Committee report ‘The Role of School Governing Bodies’.

International prize awarded to Professor James
Professor Tony James from our Department of Chemistry has been awarded a Daiwa Adrian Prize.

Professor Fonseca de Campos of FAUUSP visits ACE
The Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering recently hosted Professor Fonseca de Campos from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Sao Paolo.

University builds PhD links with Indonesia
We have recently signed an agreement to participate in the Indonesia-UK DIKTI Scholarship Programme.

Pharmacy & Pharmacology’s prescription for success
Postgraduates from the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology recently celebrated receiving their Independent Prescribing Programme Practice Certificates.

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Research

Marine life gets drowned out as oceans get noisier
A PhD student from the Department of Physics is warning of the dangers to marine life from increased ocean noise.

Scientific study turns evolution on its head
Our understanding of how animals on the planet evolved may be wrong, according to scientists from our Department of Biology & Biochemistry.

Your views needed on cycling perceptions and intentions
The Department of Psychology is seeking participants for an online study that aims to measure people’s perceptions of cycling.

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Learning and Teaching

UK Outward Student Mobility Strategy
A new Government-backed initiative launched this week aims to encourage students from the UK to take up opportunities to study and work overseas.

The Bath Award – helping you to stand out from the crowd
This video introduces the Bath Award which helps to recognise the skills students can gain from extra-curricular activity.

Moodle upgrade to 2.5 now complete
We are pleased to announce that the Moodle upgrade has been successfully completed.

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Information

Road closure – Claverton Hill, Bath
Wessex Water will be closing Claverton Hill to traffic from 18 August for around eight weeks.

Panopto Lecture Capture unavailable during August
Panopto Lecture Capture is unavailable during August due to an essential upgrade.

‘E-Slips’ are coming
From August staff will receive an email with a secure image of your payslip as well as your normal printed payslip.

Event

Golf Day 2013 – alumni, staff and students invited - 20 September
We are delighted to invite you to join us at the fifth annual Alumni and Friends Golf Day at Bath Golf Club.

In the media

Research by Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey featured in the management section of the Sunday Times this week.
A PhD student from the Department of Physics had his research into increased ocean noise featured in The Maritime Executive this week.

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